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Please Mister Postman
(Dobbins/Garrett/Gorman/Holland/Bateman)
Tuesday 30 July 1963, 10.00am-1.30pm.
Studio Two
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Norman Smith, Richard Langham.
	Task	Take		Channels	Reel	Release
	Recording	TK-1		2T	E50189*
	Recording	TK-2 ✔		2T	E50189*
	Recording	TK-3	SI vocal on TK-2	2T	E50189*
	Recording	TK-4	RESTART	2T	E50189*
	Recording	TK-5		2T	E50189*
	Recording	TK-6		2T	E50189*
	Recording	TK-7 ✔		2T	E50189*
	Recording	TK-8	SI vocal, handclaps to TK-7	2T	E50189*
	Recording	TK-9 ✔	SI vocal, handclaps to TK-7	2T	E50189*
Wednesday 21 August 1963, 10.00am-1.00pm, 2.00-5.30pm.
Studio Three (control room)
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Norman Smith, Geoff Ernerick.
	Task	Take		Channels	Reel	Release
	Mono mixing	RM9	< TK-9	Δ	E50410	With The Beatles
Tuesday 29 October 1963, 10.00am-1.00pm.
Studio Three (control room)
Producer: George Martin.     Engineers: Norman Smith, Geoff Emerick and BT [Full name unknown].
	Task	Take		Channels	Reel	Release
	Stereo mixing	RS-9		Z	E50955*	With The Beatles
Musicians
vocals John Lennon backing vocals George Harrison backing vocals Paul McCartney lead guitar George Harrison rhythm guitar John Lennon bass Paul McCartney drums Ringo Starr
Key
Takes
	TK	Take (TK-00: unnumbered take(s))
	RM	Mono Remix
	RS	Stereo Remix
	SI	Superimposition (i.e. overdub)
	fs	False start
	bd	Breakdown
	✔	Best take
Channels
	Δ	Delta Mono
	2T	Twin-track
	Z	Stereo
	3T	Three-track
	4T	Four-track
	8T	Eight-track
Reels
	*	indicates a reel now lost
Release
Only the first official release of any take is listed
	[ ]	Take available only on bootleg, with an example cited

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